Linn
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /lɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Linn is a noun meaning (Scotland, Northern England, Wales) A pool of water, especially one formed and agitated by the water from a cascade.
Meaning
(Scotland, Northern England, Wales) A pool of water, especially one formed and agitated by the water from a cascade.
More Meanings
- (Scotland, Northern England, Wales) A waterfall or cataract (torrent of water running over a rocky bed), or a ravine down which such a waterfall rushes.
Example Sentences
And the roaring of the linn.
The running of deep water in a linn.
Hear! now, Yon linn's melodious thunder!
In the clear linn the trouts shuttled from stone and crevice.
Word Forms
- linns
- lin
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lyn, city, genus, lin, lam, lien.
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